Semicircle (album)

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Semicircle
The Go! Team - Semicircle.jpg
Studio album by
The Go! Team
Released19 January 2018 (2018-01-19)
Studio
Genre Indie pop
Length40:42
Label Memphis Industries
Producer Ian Parton
The Go! Team chronology
The Scene Between
(2015)		Semicircle
(2018)		 Get Up Sequences Part One
(2021)
Singles from Semicircle
  1. "Semicircle Song"
    Released: 11 October 2017 (2017-10-11) [1]
  2. "Mayday"
    Released: 30 November 2017 (2017-11-30) [2]
  3. "All the Way Live"
    Released: 5 January 2018 (2018-01-05) [3]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 7.1/10 [4]
Metacritic 70/100 [5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
The A.V. Club B− [7]
The Independent Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
The Observer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Pitchfork 6.3/10 [11]
PopMatters 8/10 [12]
Record Collector Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [13]
The Skinny Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [14]
Uncut 6/10 [15]

Semicircle (stylised as SEMICIRCLE) is the fifth studio album by English band The Go! Team. It was released on 19 January 2018 by Memphis Industries. Vocals on the album were provided by band members Ninja and Maki, with guest vocals from the Detroit Youth Choir, Julie Margat, Darenda Weaver, and Amber Arcades. Brass was provided by the Neon Saints Brass Band. [6] [16]

Contents

Accolades

PublicationAccoladeRankRef.
Rough Trade Top 100 Albums of 2018
97

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ian Parton, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Mayday" 3:57
2."Chain Link Fence" 3:40
3."Semicircle Song"
3:29
4."Hey!" 2:53
5."The Answer's No – Now What's the Question?" 4:26
6."Chico's Radical Decade"
  • Parton
  • Bram Makahekum
2:41
7."All the Way Live"
  • Parton
  • John Harris
3:33
8."If There's One Thing You Should Know" 3:25
9."Tangerine / Satsuma / Clementine" 1:23
10."She's Got Guns"
3:30
11."Plans Are Like a Dream U Organise" 3:44
12."Getting Back Up" 4:01
Total length:40:42

Personnel

Credits for Semicircle adapted from album liner notes. [18]

The Go! Team

Additional musicians

Production

Artwork and design

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC) [19] 33
UK Albums (OCC) [20] 39
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [21] 4

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